Heyday Films Limited is a British film and television production company founded in 1997 by producer David Heyman. The company made its feature film debut with Ravenous (1999), and is most successful for producing the Harry Potter film series, based on the series of popular fantasy novels of the same name by J. K. Rowling. In 2025, Amazon MGM Studios announced that Heyman and Amy Pascal would oversee the franchise moving forward and produce future installments in the James Bond film series through their Pascal Pictures and Heyday Films banners, respectively.
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History
Heyday Films Limited began in 1997 by producer David Heyman, after Heyman returned to England from the US. The company was initially funded by Warner Bros. Pictures with a first-look deal at the studio. The company signed its first deals, with Darren Ballie, to script three pictures.
In 1999, the company, along with Warner Bros., bought out the film rights of the Harry Potter series, and became the company's breakthrough hit after the first film was released in 2001 and became successful.
In 2015, the company launched their television division, Heyday Television as a joint venture with NBCUniversal International Studios.
In August 2026, Heyday signed a multi-year first-look film deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
Filmography
Television productions
Heyday have produced a number of television series.